silvermount

This from the guy who told the wheel chair bound politician to stand up.
Who describes Obama as bright and clean.
Said Obama has a big stick.
Called him Barack America.
Said Roosevelt was on TV in 29 after the market crash.
I don't know what he knows and I glad about it

DOT is doing this all over the city. It is causing greater bottlenecks and that seems to be the intent of the traffice engineers from Bombay who want to do to NY traffic what they have done to third world traffic to satisfy King Bloombergs revenge on all who dare drive on his streets and impede his almighty, pre-air conditioned SUV that goes 70 plus on city streets.

Don't look at the photo, go to the street and you'll see how they have narrowed it too much. Forget the subcompact car in the photo. Watch as trucks and busses go down on both sides of the street and the parked cars shake and the elderly drivers slow down to 5 MPH. And if that's bad enough, imagine what it will be like when it snows and the street is even narrower. Bloombugger will be in the Bahamas so it won't matter.

Better yet, we'll change streets to one way, wait a few months until everyone gets used to the new direction, then we'll change the the direction and laugh our butts off at the confused motorists. To have more fun, we'll put in new left turn lanes, ticket everyone who doesn't turn, then after a few months of fun, we'll paint over the left turn lanes. We can do the same thing with right on red. And we'll continue to put bike lanes in for people who can't figure out how to ride a bike without the painted lane. Then, we'll let the bike lanes fade, won't repaint them and watch the confused bikers who won't know where to go.

It's worse in San Francisco. A piece from that other paper, the NYTimes.

Since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937 there have been at least 1,400 suicides — many cases are not included in the official count because bodies were not found, even when a suicide was witnessed. There were 59 of these unconfirmed suicides from 2000 to 2010, plus 308 confirmed cases during those years. Additionally, an unknown number of people are believed to have jumped at night unobserved.

Few survive the drop, a deadly success rate that, when coupled with its landmark status, has made the bridge a top destination for those contemplating suicide. Few realize that jumping from the bridge causes an exceptionally gruesome death, listed on medical examiners’ reports as “multiple blunt force injuries” — broken ribs rip through organs, many times missing the heart, leaving victims to drown.

After years of contentious debate about what to do, if anything, to stop suicides, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the authority that operates the bridge, has finally approved a plan to install a safety net that will reach out 20 feet and catch jumpers.

The net will be made of marine-grade metal, and “it’s going to hurt a little bit” when a person lands on it, said Mary Currie, spokeswoman for the agency. The hope is that the pain will startle people into having second thoughts about ending their lives. The cost, however, is daunting: $45 million (original bridge construction cost $35 million) — and financing has not yet been secured.

Yeah, the fed will do something. The same people who are looking to raise every tax, or what ever they want to call it as high as possible. Pay your fair share is the mantra. How can they tell the states anything less. Squeeze 'em til they bleed is the creed!

Dream on, dream on. I hate to agree with Bloomberg, but what do you want for nothing? The ride is free. Reliable, safe transportation is all it needs to be and for the most part, it's all the regular commuters want. Don't worry about the tourists, they can't tell the difference anyway.

Another gift to the real estate developers from the politicians at the tax payer expense. Oh yeah, it will help the community. Right, with cash right into the developers pockets for more sleazy townhouses. Construction jobs are not long term. The area could hae been developed with long term jobs in mind. How come Bayonne and Red Hook of all places get a passenger ship pier and nothing was developed at the navy pier which was in better shape that either of the other two, close to Jersey, Brooklyn and Long Island, had a tourist attraction, the ferry near by? No cash in the right pockets, I guess...

The tanks are not just steel. The LNG stored in them would have been minus 160 degrees or so. The tanks are heavily insulated. Removing and disposing of the insulation is what kicks up the demo cost substantially. If it was just steel, the mongo maniacs would have already taken it down

Moon shot, what makes you think it's an improvement? You work for DOT? They haven't gotten much right on the island. Why should this be any different? They always concede things could have been better designed after they are built. They were going to eliminate exits during this job until people protested and frankly, I don't see how this will improve traffic flow. It will only box it in at another point. The existing exit to Lily Pond/ Capadonno worked fairly well

You must never have been in the place. Go in once and you'll see it could never have been built in the 50's. I'm surprised it isn't older that 107. The last time they did any work in the place may have been the 50's.

Two lines devoted to the big changes in special ed. Great reporting. A major change for the kids who are least able to handle it and no coverage of it. Just the buses. Have you ever seen how bad some of these bus dirver are? If that is a result of them being experienced, we should welcome the changes. Bidding is appripriate for all government contracts? What is wrong with it? If done properly, it keeps everyone honest and get the city the best price. Remember all the hoopla about the mayor's no bid contract to Snapple? And his other no bid contracts? All major contracts should be bid on a regular basis. Thirty years is a monopoly.